Tension is escalating, need for national conference, Barzani

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: Kurdistan President Masoud Barzani said today “what happened at the airport is unacceptable”, pointing out that the situation is moving for “further tension” and the partnership in government becomes “threatened”, calling for holding an urgent national conference to save the political process”. In a statement issued by him, he added that all parties should cooperate not to have a security vacuum following US forces withdrawal, but “we should not politicize the security situation for other ends, but leave it to the judicial organs to decide”. He expressed his sorrow that the situation is moving for further tension and the partnership in the government has been threatened. Barzani confirmed that all should go back to last year agreements which were the base for political accords. “Following consultations with Presidentially Talabani, I call for urgent national conference to save the political process from collapsing”, he suggested finally.